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I just started back eating healthy and working out a couple of days ago. I lost 36 pounds last year close to this time and I put 25 back on. I am going to do this again. I want to lose 57 pounds. I lose it quickly at first but then plateau. We will get there with a lot of determination. I want to get down to a size 10.

Good job! I like seeing before and after pics. It's such an inspiration. Keep up the good work!

I did this last year at the same time and lost about 36 ilbs but have put 25 back on. Just started back and have been good with my eating habits for two days. Every day is a struggle but I can do it again and I will.

What a nice story! Congrats on your success!

W:smile: W! Good job!

I think 30% looks good. I'd love to look like that! She still has curves and a bigger booty, which my husband likes.

Hi! I'm looking to lose another 15 pounds by Christmas. I've lost 34 so far. Good luck to you!

A most amazing job to you! You look maaaahvelous! :-) Hoping to post my after pics in the spring time.

I had a step dad who called me Butt & Gut. Yeah- he was an @ss! I wasn't even fat then as a kid, but it stuck with me...Names like that are hard to get out of your head...

Another tip I have is try to eat a big breakfast. Make that your biggest meal. I will typically have two eggs (I don't have eggs everyday), a piece of whole wheat toast, a packet of oatmeal with a little honey drizzled on it and a greek yogurt. I break it up into two breakfasts usually. I'll eat a bit early and then a bit…

We have to remember that we eat to live, not live to eat...My mindset was always to eat until I was always stuffed and so miserable that all I could just sit or lay around. That's a problem. Eating 1200 calories a day allows me plenty of everything I NEED to lose weight and be healthy while doing it. You cannot go to a…

GRAELWYN~ I have to agree with you. I like to help new people and although questions may seem repetitive, this sounds like it's the op's first rodeo. I was there myself a little over two months ago and kind people on here helped me out. I have some good inspirational friends on here and I have actually taken a few off that…

I weighed 262 and am 5'7" tall at the beginning of August when I started changing my habits with food and exercise. I now weigh 227 pounds- down 35 pounds. I started at 1300 calories at first. As I plateaued, I went down to 1200. I work out five days a week, rotating days between cardio and weight/resistence training now.…

WOW! Look at you... I'm at 227 now, down from 262. I can't wait to get to my 199 goal...hoping to be there by Spring. GOOD JOB TO YOU!

I have been shooting for at least 120 grams of protein per day.

Excited...I've lost a cinder block...WOW! Down 34 so far. GOOD JOB TO ALL!

I agree that you should cut your calories back. I am 5'7" and started off at 262 pounds at the beginning of August. I am now 228 pounds- a 34 pound loss. I lost a bunch fast because I am obese and had 65 pounds to lose.I do 1200 calories per day and I do eat very well at that level. Make sure you're eating a lot of fruits…

I would still do a protein shake, even if you are over some. Protein helps you stay full longer. To get the max results from it, you can have up to 120 grams per day. It has many benefits- just depends on who you talk to. Everyone has different takes on it. Protein makes your body burn fat, not muscle. They say you should…

I understand what you're going through. You can have some not so healthy food- just in moderation. I am much older than you are and at my age your metabolism virtually stops. I have lost 34 pounds since the beginning of August. I still need to lose another 30 pounds or so. I allow myself to eat junk food on occasion. I…

Mine is in a big red jug.

I just started doing a protein shake called Protein Synthesis. It's 34 grams of protein- takes 1 scoop and mix it with 4 oz water- only 160 calories and is chocolate flavored. It's actually pretty good. I drink one first thing in the morning and one at bedtime. I'm aiming for as close to 120 grams of protein per day as I…

OMG! This is how I feel exactly. I was just telling my husband tonight that I'm so sick of people calling me skinny and saying, "Don't get anorexic." Please! Are the blind? I am 5'7" and I weigh 231 pounds. I'm hardly anorexic. I didn't talk to anyone at first about my lifestyle change. They started noticing about a month…

Hi Shua! I'm sorry that somebody said something about your weight. You should lose weight to make yourself feel better & to get healthier. I worked out a couple of weeks ago, had my dri fit work out clothes on and went to a store to get some healthy foods and I looked up and I was being made fun of by two skinny looking…

Good Job! Keep up the good work! You can do this! :smile:

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First of all, it's NOT worth a million dollars to me to have people invade my privacy or take away from me enjoying my home time. Second of all, you need to tell your husband that YOU are what's important and what truly matters here, not anyone else! If you guys let this come between your marriage, this could do your…

You can so do this! I have lost 31 pounds by working out 3-5 days a week, doing treadmill at 3.6 for at least 35 minutes to an hour each time. (depending on my energy level on a given day) I used to never exercise, prior to that date. I have cut my calories on most days to 1300 or less. Some days I even go over that…

Count me in! I have lost 31 pounds so far, since 8/8/12 and I want to lose another 35 pounds or so. It feels so good to be almost half way to my goal, especially when I have so much to lose. I want to wear a bathing suit on Spring Break and look decent in it. Current Weight: 231 Goal Weight: 195 Heaviest Weight: started at…

This is a change my husband and I are doing together, after almost 23 years of marriage. We both got a bit comfy with a sedentary lifestyle, heavier bodies and high blood pressure creeped up gradually on both of us. I am off my high bp medicine now. He only takes one of his, instead of two. He hopes to be off the second…

I have a small lady bug the size of a dime on my left shoulder and a small colorful fish on top of my left foot and it hurt like hell because the skin is thin there. It looks super cute with flip flops and sandals on though...I like small cute ones for myself. I love it when a man has their last name tattooed across their…